The decline in traditional public schools has outpaced overall population losses in rural southeastern North Carolina, data shows.
Education
N.C. Schools That Rely on International Teachers Brace for Visa Changes
The federal government approved more H-1B visas for K-12 education for North Carolina in 2025 than any other state except Texas.
Bladen Community College to Host Child Care Academies to Train Future Teachers
North Carolina awarded grants to 15 colleges to offer free training to child care specialists to address the statewide shortage.
Philanthropist MacKenzie Scott Donates Millions to Community Colleges in Border Belt
The philanthropist gave Robeson Community College $24 million and Bladen Community College $12 million.
UNC System Weighs Requiring Course Syllabi to be Public
Campuses have reached different conclusions about whether syllabi are public records. Now the UNC System wants to dictate that they are.
Head Start Closures Leave Robeson County Families Scrambling for Child Care
Southeastern Community Action Partnership closed three Head Start sites in Robeson County because of the government shutdown.
Robeson County School District is Almost Off the State’s Low-Performing List
Robeson County schools came close to getting off the state’s low-performing list last school year, a sign of academic improvement for the district.
State Schools Superintendent Mo Green Stops in Robeson County to Tout Success Plan
Achieving Educational Excellence is a five-year strategy that aims to make North Carolina’s public schools the best in the nation by 2030.
Summer Camps Help Robeson County Students Improve Their Reading Skills
The Summer Literacy Initiative from The Duke Endowment added two more sites in Robeson County this year to help more kids with reading.
Waiting for Leandro
It’s been more than 600 days since the state Supreme Court heard arguments in the latest round of legal wrangling over funding for public schools.
